Reviews by waterintobeer:

A: Golden in the body. Amber colored closer to the top of the beer. I prefer my DIPA's to be more amber than blonde, but that is just a personal preference. A nice two finger head as died down leaving some nice lacing reminding me of where the head began.

S: I wish there were more citrus hops. I'm picking up some more pine needle like hop presence. Make no mistake, this is a hoppy beer, but it doesn't overdue the citrus notes. With so many IPA's accentuating the citrus quality of hops, I find this as a nice reminder of what a DIPA can taste with another variety of hops.

T: The taste has more if the citrus that was absent from the nose. That continues on to a little sweetness, rounding out with quite a lot of bitterness.

M: There is a nice amount of carbonation. With the beer not very syrupy as most DIPA's are I found the carbonation to be quite adequate, leaving a dry finish, enticing me to consume more.

Overall, this is a nice addition to the beer camp mix. Not my favorite out of the selections, but a very decent DIPA at a desirable price.

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3.76/5 rDev -3.3%look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Last of the Beer Camp series for me.Poured into a nonic clear light to medium golden with a rather large white head that left multiple broken rings of lace as it settled into a soapy-like mass.Alot of sweet caramel and sweet alcohol in the nose it nearly outshines the grapefruit rind hop aromas,it gets a little boozy as it sits more.Big caramle sweetness at the onset flavor wise,a little sugary sweetness that comes with alot of the beers of the style,what makes this beer good is a big rush of grapefruit-like hops in the finish,and its big.Its big and sweet but the hops finally come in to make this a pretty good beer.

Pours into my snifter a slightly hazy golden orange with a nice two fingers of creamy head. Aromas of citric and resinous piney hops upfront along with some spiciness. Hoppy and inviting.

First sip brings a big semi-sweet malt body upfront with a punch of citric and pine laden hops. Grassy, spicy and a bit resinous...it rolls down with a biting bitterness and just enough malty sweetness on the finish. Tasty.

Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. Great body and carbonation on this one. I really enjoyed the Beer Camp series and am glad I grabbed a 12 pack. Cheers to Sierra Nevada!

12 ounce bottle, from the box...pours lighter then expected, almost golden amber, dull and lightly hazed. Off white head, that stays, goes all puffy and pillowy, leaves a load of very fine, scattered and high quality looking lace. Good head.

Pungent hopped up nose, earthy, musty, pine infused.

Very easy drinking for 8.5%, elements of big malty underpinnings and solid hoppy flourishes combine for a quality, if slightly underwhelming DIPA.

Overall: Pretty damn bitter DIPA. I definitely like it, but a more fully formed flavor profile could have helped offset the bitterness. Reminds me a little of Ruination - another one I respect and like more than truly love.

Appearance: Bright golden orange with lots of bubbles. Good sized two finger white head that has very good retention and lacing.

Smell: Big aroma of piney and citrus hops with a good amount of grapefruit and other citrus fruits. Hops have a lightly spiced aroma. Light aroma of caramel malts.

Taste: Much like it smells. Big taste of pine and citrus hops up front giving a strong bitterness. Grapefruit and other citrus fruits help back it up with a decent amount of fruity sweetness. Light taste of caramel and toffee malts in the background.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with a moderate amount of carbonation. Smooth and somewhat creamy.

Overall: A very good DIPA. A good mix of strong hops gets the taste close to the level of Hopslam and Double Trouble.

When I poured it I know this was going to be a sticky one. It smelled DANK! The cannabis quality that I always associate with Simcoe. There is a little grapefruit, but mostly it just smells like bud. The beer is very pale, golden in color and slightly hazy with an inch and a half of foam when poured into my snifter. The foam slowly subsides all the while leaving thin intricate lacing on the sides of the glass. The beer is sticky, resinous, and very bitter. The hops are oily and the bitterness hammers on past the swallow. There is a little bit of malt sweetness, but I find the hops to be overpowering and too sloppy. They don't have that crisp, sharp flavor of the better DIPA's but just this long drawn out, drying bitterness like having a dull knife stabbing and then slowing tearing a gash in your leg--unlike the sharp, precise incision by the surgical scalpel of Pliny. Overall, this was a good but not great beer. Worth a try if you see it on the shelves, but not worth any special effort.

Pours the usual copper and auburn color for many of Sierra Nevada's hoppy beers. Good head on it, almost 1" deep, something nice for something so hoppy.

Aroma, usual cascade stuff going on. While nice, I think I've gotten so use to uber dry hopping with the proprietary hops, that this one, which was still good, just didn't blow me away enough I guess to warrant a 4.

Taste, as usual, Sierra Nevada hides the alcohol well, delivers a ton of C hops, lots of caramel. Kind of sad in a way how good this is, and it just kinda meets expectations, but I guess that's how it goes when you're the innovator and leader. Managed to get lots of tropical fruit flavors in there, making me think maybe there is a little more going on than the C hops, (well Citra is a C hop, but I use C hop in the more traditional, non proprietary hop vein) and this does taste like Citra is a possibility that I didn't think of when getting the aroma.

Mouthfeel is so much more than just bitterness, its a soft bitterness allowing all the other aspects be it fruit or caramel to shine, and yet not bog the palate down with heft either.

Glowing orange semi clouded body with a full thicket of creamy slihgtly off white head. Forms beautiful fine intricately dispersed lacing downt he sides of my favorite chalice glass. Aroma brings out ripened fruit layers which divide into a realm of citric grapefruit acidity and mango tropical pineapple fructose. Amongst the big fruity hop components the grain and yeast breathe an air of fresh breadiness across my nares. Inviting invigorating aroma really strengthens the early stages of trying a beer, dive into the first sip to find out how you really feel. This is actually getting better with a touch of age, the aggressive citric rind bitterness is just starting to mellow. Allowing my palate to fully understand the depth of what's going on here in my glass. Extremely juicy fruit bursts blare with a cleansing layer of bittering hops cleaning the palate, the upfront tropical pineapple/mango fireworks are yin and the citric abrasive pith of the grapefruit and crushed aspirin become the yang. A full range of flavors in one glass, excellent DIPA from one of my all time favorite go to breweries in the United States. They don't brew off of trends but they develop recipes by listening to the beer community and in turn tend to set their own trends. Alcohol does arise in the flavorscape but doesn't overpower it actually fits right into the balancing act between sweet booze versus abrasive bittering West Coast agressive hop nature. Mouthfeel is actually a range as well strts off light with a bit of juice or something easy to get down with the backend of the palate really sensing the bitter abrasives with each sip this really makes a great complimentary experience. Hop burps tend to become strong with hop oils and a bit fusel with the extra alcohol, tis the nature of this style. Overall I can't say go try this beer camp and other future offerings from Sierra Nevada enough. Pure excellence this time around, with a bit of mellowed bitterness this beer is really drinking great.

T- Strong grapefruit, orange and pine flavored hops with an underlying malt backbone that tames the hops a little but doesn't block the strong hop flavor and medium-high bitterness. Even as a hop-head, I found this brew near the challenging level but found it makes a good sipper. Some more malt balance comes through in the aftertaste which is both hoppy and malty with moderated bitterness.

M- medium body; low carbonation that ran out before I got to the bottom of the glass; some astringency (from hops?)

O - a very good DIPA worth trying, even if you must buy the mix camp to get it. This will get you 9 bottles of other types of Sierra Nevada -- not a bad thing!

Bottle from the mixed 12-pack purchased from Green’s on Ponce in Atlanta.

Pours a clear deep copper color with a cream-colored head leaving decent lacing.

Smells of grainy pale malts with large amounts of deep citrus, pine, and herbal hops.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Moderately dry pale malt flavors up front are joined by large pine and herbal hops. The hops soften midway through the sip with the addition of slight earthy and citrus flavors, leading to a solidly bitter ending. Mouthfeel is very good, with grainy carbonation.

Overall I enjoyed this beer but the hops weren’t quite nuanced enough to put it up in the upper tier. Still, another solid beer from SN and one that’s well worth a shot.

A: An opaque dense copper with a thick white head that has nice retention. It leave thick lacing as it is consumed.

S: Strong grapefruit, pine, bubblegum, and orange.

T: Some malt that is quickly devoured by hops. Grapefruit, orange, and pine needles: very bitter.

M: Medium and dry.

O: Another solid offering from Sierra Nevada, this double IPA has a great aroma of citrus and pine. The taste has a hint of malt, but the flavors from the hops rule this beer (as they should). It is very bitter and lasts on the tongue: this is a dream beer for a hop head.

A- This beer pours a clear bright copper body with a good carbonation and a thick bubbly beige head that sticks to the glass with each sip.

S- The earthy woody green hops is soft with some fruity aromas follow and a finish of green citrus pith.

T- The pungent woody green hops turns a touch soapy as the beer warms up and a green grapefruit pith finishes the taste. The finish takes on a bitey hop bitterness and a dandelion bitterness lingers after each sip.

M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with a soft alcohol heat that enhances the bitterness with just a touch of fizz to follow.

O- This beer has big hops but they are dark and very bitter which overpowers the hop flavor. The bitterness lingers on and on aswell.

Citrus hops dominate the aroma with added whiffs of pine, and light bread or bread yeast.

The taste is light citrus hops than I had noticed in the aroma, but still the citrus hops overshadow everything less going on. A light fresh bread or bread yeast comes through just slightly which adds to the taste.

A nice lasting light dry aftertaste stay with you after finishing off a bottle of this stuff.

I love IPA's and this is another pretty good representative of the style, get yourself a beer camp sampler 12 pack before they're gone.

A nice light amber pour with a 1 inch creamy head. No question about the hops in this one. Right after opening the bottle, the aroma hit the room. I've been using this Sam Adams Beer glass that is perfect for picking up all the traits in a beer. The hoppiness of this Double IPA came through loud and clear. There was not a lot of malt/barley in this one as compared to some other Double IPAs I have had.
The hop bitterness came through with each sip. Not over the top, but just enough to hit all the bitter parts of the tongue.
The finish was as nice as the start, which I love in any beverage.
I can always pick up so many different flavors/spices/etc in the wines that I taste, but with beers, it is taking me a bit longer.
If anything, I found a little citrus in this one, perhaps just a hint of grapefruit...
A perfect addition to a nice night around a camp fire during the summer!